Ljungberg made captain
ByReuters
Published 08/08/2006 at 19:27 GMT
Freddie Ljungberg has been named as Sweden's new captain, coach Lars Lagerback said on Tuesday. The attacking Arsenal midfielder will replace defender Olof Mellberg who stepped down as skipper on Monday, saying it was time for someone else to take over.
FOOTBALL 2004 Euro 2004 Sweden Ljungberg
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FC Copenhagen's Tobias Linderoth will stand in for Ljungberg in the Aug.16 friendly against Germany, however, because Ljungberg is currently sidelined due to injury, the Swedish Football Association said in a statement.
The squad selected by Lagerback for the friendly in Gelsenkirchen is missing several players from the team that lost 2-0 to Germany in the World Cup second round in June.
Prolific goalscorer Henrik Larsson said last month that he had called time on his international career and Djurgarden's Mattias Jonson has told Lagerback he is also quitting the international stage.
"I don't think one should try to persuade players to continue. You can just respect (their decisions)," Lagerback said.
The following squad was selected for Aug.16 friendly versus Germany in Gelsenkirchen:
Goalkeepers: Andreas Isaksson (Stade Rennes), Rami Shaaban (Fredrikstad FK)
Defenders: Mikael Dorsin (Rosenborg Trondheim), Petter Hansson (Heerenveen), Mikael Antonsson (Panathinaikos), Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Fredrik Stenman (Bayer Leverkusen), Karl Svensson (Rangers), Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Gothenburg)
Midfielders: Daniel Andersson (Malmo), Kim Kallstrom (Olympique Lyon), Tobias Linderoth (FC Copenhagen), Christian Wilhelmsson (Nantes), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Kennedy Bakircioglu (FC Twente), Johan Elmander (Toulouse)
Forwards: Marcus Allback (FC Copenhagen), Markus Rosenberg (Ajax Amsterdam), Fredrik Berglund (FC Copenhagen)
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